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Bond issue to lay groundwork for Guthrie if approved

We explored how Guthrie Schools would use its bond issue if voters approve.

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Updated: 8:26 PM CDT Oct 20, 2014

Bond issue to lay groundwork for Guthrie if approved

We explored how Guthrie Schools would use its bond issue if voters approve.

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Updated: 8:26 PM CDT Oct 20, 2014

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WEBVTT GUTHRIE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THIS IS THE WAY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. WENDELL EDWARDS REPORTS. Reporter: THE BOND ISSUE IS RELATIVELY SMALL ONLY $2.4 MILLION BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT IN GUTHRIE TELLS ME IT IS THAT SMALL FOR A REASON. JUST TRYING TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD. IT IS A BARE-BONES BOND ISSUE FOCUSING ON MAINTENANCE. MOST WILL PAY FOR ROOF UPGRADES ON THREE SCHOOLS. FOGARTY ELEMENTARY, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY IN THE MIDDLE OF GUTHRIE IN THE UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT HASN'T HAD A ROPE SINCE IT WAS BUILT IN 1989. THOSE BUILDINGS ARE IN BAD NEED OF ROOFS AND WE WANT TO BUY LAPTOPS SO OUR TEACHERS CAN TAKE THOSE HOME AND DO THEIR WORK FROM HOME. THE LAST SEVEN BOND ISSUES FAILED THE LAST ONE PASSED NEARLY 10 YEARS AGO IT'S A CONSERVATIVE HUMIDITY WHERE I IN IS CRITICAL. WE WANT TO GET THE VOTERS TO FIND SOMETHING THEY CONSIDER COURT THIS IS A START TO THE THING WE NEED BECAUSE WE ARE A GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT. Reporter: GROWING FAST. SOON NEW SKILLS MUST BE BUILT BUT FOR NOW LET'S IS MORE. IF THIS BOND ISSUE PASSES HOMEOWNERS WHOSE HOME IS WORTH $100,000 COULD SEE AN AVERAGE INCREASE OF $16 A MONTH IN TEXAS OR 200 BUCKS A YEAR. THE CANDIDATE ARE LAYING OUT THEIR VISIONS FOR THAT OFFICE TODAY. REPUBLICAN JOY HOP MEISTER AND DEMOCRAT JOHN COX THE FIRST DEBATE TOMORROW AT 7 O'CLOCK AND WAS MORE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THE ONLY ONE IN THIS RACE WHO HAS A PUBLIC RECORD OF STATEWIDE ADVOCACY FOR STUDENTS. AND EVERY TIME I CAST A VOTE IT DID AFFECT 678,000 OF THOSE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS I HAVE 21 YEARS EXPERIENCE BEING A SUPERINTENDENT. THAT IS WHAT SEPARATES ME FROM MY CANDIDATE SHE HAS NO PUBLIC SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE. OUR COMMITMENT 2014 COVERAGE IS ONLINE FOR YOU AS

Bond issue to lay groundwork for Guthrie if approved

We explored how Guthrie Schools would use its bond issue if voters approve.